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Weather in Altoona, Washington

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Altoona, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
52
°
Overcast
Feels like
46°
Humidity
80%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Altoona, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
43%
4p
52°
25%
5p
50°
46%
6p
50°
42%
7p
51°
32%
8p
50°
9p
49°
10p
47°
11p
46°
12a
45°
1a
47°
2a
45°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
46°
14%
7a
47°
19%
8a
49°
31%
9a
48°
41%
10a
48°
60%
11a
48°
82%
12p
48°
96%
1p
48°
91%
2p
48°
89%
3p
L 43°H 52°
Altoona, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    60%
    52°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    58°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    62°44°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    63°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    66°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    72°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    62°44°
Altoona, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
308° · veering 12°
Direction
NW
308°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 27 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 12° from the nw.
Altoona, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.6
-0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 29.67 inHg
Now
1004.6
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
+2.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021006
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Altoona, WA
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.2 μg/m³
PM 10
7.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
74.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.5 Low
Altoona, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:06 PM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
4:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Altoona, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:01 PM
Moonset
3:05 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Altoona, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Altoona at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 16, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Altoona

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.